Last week we stopped by Sniffany’s Pet Boutique in Albany, Oregon to work on an ad and a special guest made an appearance: Queen Sunny! Sunny is the shop cat, a 6 year old Maine Coon cat and she was happy to join us in the already set-up studio to take a few product shots […]

Just 30 miles south of Portland, you’ll find one of the most stunning day trips to take with your dog this Spring: The Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival features over 40 acres of tulips, local gift vendors, food carts, and the cutest little gift shop! The festival runs runs March 20th through April 26th 2026 and […]

Another fabulous year of holiday sessions in the books! There are always too many to choose from, so here’s our top 10 from this season. To learn more about our Deck the Stalls Sessions, please visit www.ellachedester.com/deck-the-stalls

Another fantastic event in the books for the Oregon Humane Society! Each summer, OHS hosts a Corgi Beach Takeover at Seaside, OR, with a gathering of nearly 1000 of corgis and over 1500 people. The highlight of this event? The corgi races, of course. We watched over 190 corgis race to the finish line, in […]

A special feature for the 2025 Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival season… I present Milton. Milton comes dressed to impress, thanks to his mother (who happens to be a professional groomer, of course). If you think your dog has the outfit to one-up Milton, well, you’re probably wrong. I’m just being honest. But, if you’re looking […]

One of the largest annual events from the Oregon Humane Society is the Portland Doggie Dash! There were over 4,000 humans and 2,000+ dogs at this year’s Doggie Dash. We love when OHS reaches out about us coming to photograph an event for them; where else would we rather spend the weekend than surrounded with […]

Meet Charlie and Moxie: the cutest brother & sister pair we’ve had at the Tulip Festival all year! Each year, we visit the Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival in Woodburn, Oregon to take in the beautiful sights and create stunning custom artwork for our pet portrait clients. While we do offer Season Mini Sessions at this […]

Back again at the Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival in Woodburn, Oregon for our 2025 for Tulip Mini Sessions! Today we were joined by Libby, the most darling little brindle pug wearing her finest: That’s right, pearls. We’re obsessed. Libby joined us with her family, but we’re just sharing a few of her solo shots here. […]

Sometimes it’s hard to image how we get arrive at our finished artwork from a fine art session. It’s true, you can’t exactly bring your horse into a photo studio! That’s why we’ve carefully designed the easiest, most stress-free experience for your horse (and you!) that still delivers the top notch artwork you’ve been dreaming […]

Flash – Grand Prix Lusitano Stallion – is photographed here with owner, Tonna Faxon of Faxon Equine. Once again, we are grateful to spend a warm and sunny fall day basking in the colors of DevonWood Equestrian Centre in Sherwood, Oregon. Magic? That’s our specialty. As much an editor and artist as I am a […]